got a wifi stick to try out the Nearby Share beta for PCs and yeah, it works. Why this hasn't been a thing for way longer, making Nearby Share infinitely more useful I can't tell you

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@noiob Ooh do you know how it compares to Warpinator?

@Dingsbums never used that, my phone has USB and Bluetooth file transfers (or I dm myself files on Telegram), but it's built into Android (Play services) and needs zero setup

@Dingsbums I've nearby'd friends wifi passwords a few times and it's been working quite consistently even if said friends had never used Nearby Share before

@noiob oh yeah using bluetooth as well is a good advantage

@Dingsbums it can even bridge via the internet if it considers that advantageous (it's optional though because of mobile data costs)

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